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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Noah Baumbach: The Acclaimed Film Director on Giving Directions

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Bobi NYC

Comedy, Society & Culture, Science

4.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

What does a director look for in actor? How does a director create a sense of family and community on a set? How does a director get an actor to relate? Noah Baumbach is the director of films like "The Squid and the Whale," "Frances Ha," and now the critically-acclaimed film, "Marriage Story." Alan Alda sat down with Noah to ask him about his career as both a writer and director, and his take on writing compelling scripts for specific actors. Noah also speaks with Alan about how to bring out the best in each performance and how to know when to make a cut to make the greatest impact. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid

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2:04.0

I'm Alan Alder, and this is Clear In Vivid. Conversations about connecting and communicating.

2:12.0

With soon as I know I'm going to work with somebody, I love to bring them in early.

2:19.0

Sometimes even while I'm still working on the script, because I feel like the more time we have communicating, it's only going to benefit what happens when we're shooting on the set.

2:28.0

And my hope is that actors will feel when they even first get the script that they're kind of in it already.

2:37.0

That's writer director Noah Bamba. We got together a little while ago to compare notes on movie making in general.

2:45.0

And to talk about our experience working together on his latest movie marriage story.

2:51.0

I had a great time working with Noah, and I was curious about how he would describe his style of relating to actors.

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